Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian Foreign minister Ara Aivazian has stated he hopes that "this very important statement by the President of the U.S. [on recognition of the Armenian Genocide] will pave the way for dialogue and eventually to the normalization of relations. "It will also contribute to the regional peace and stability,” added Aivazian.

“I believe this creates a ground for Turkish society to face the pages of their history. And also it induces the society to question the tragic pages of their history. I believe it will also create ground for dialogue between two neighboring countries. Abyss was created between two neighboring countries and I believe this will be a very important step for normalization of our relations,” he said in the interview to BBC Weekend.

Ara Aivazian has noted that the same as 106 years ago, today too Armenian people are struggling to achieve historical justice and live safe, dignified lives in their historical homeland.

“Turkey pursues hostile and aggressive policy towards Armenia since the restoration of independence back in 1991. Turkey rejected the establishment of diplomatic relations, it closed border with Armenia and pursued increasingly hostile policy against Armenia. Moreover, Turkey directly got involved in the Azerbaijani aggression against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh by dispatching thousands of foreign terrorist fighters to our region,” recalled Aivazian.